Construction notes on my Stereo Cart

The cart was designed to hold my set of vintage Technics
stereo equipment. Components include:
SA-424 Reciever
SLQ-303 Turntable
M202 Dual Cassette Dubbing Deck
M205 Cassette Deck
SH-8025 7 Band Equalizer
SP-8 Single CD Player
These were all state of the art components when I bought them in
1982, and still rate amongst the highest performing stereo
components of today. The champaign silver metal enclosures
are much more pleasing than the black, cheapy plastic contruction
of contemporary components.

The cart is constructed from 1/2X1/4" channel perforated shelve
support strips which are available for about $4 each in the 68"
size, and 1/2X1/8" channel shelve strips. These use brass clips
to locate the shelves. The shelves are contructed from 10X48"
white painted shelves, which are each sawn into 2 20.75" sections.
One section is ripped to 9.75" width.
The 2 sections are joined to form a shelve 20.75 X 19.5"  
The Cart measures 67" tall x 21" wide X 20" deep. Triangular bracing
is provided on sides and back for stability, and 4 ball casters are
installed, so the Cart can be rolled in and out of it's cubby hole
in the den. A 6 plug circuit protection power strip is attached in
the bottom, where all components connect.
All the component cords pass through 1 3/4" holes in the back of each
shelve, so all wiring is neat and inside the Carts frame.
The Pics:
stereocart01: shows the strips and parts ready to fab up.
stereocart02: shows the top and bottom frame as jigged up
              in the HF frame Jig 		
stereocart03: Shows initial assembly by mig welding. Note the
              cross-bracing on sides and back.
stereocart04: another shot
stereocart05: shows attachment of 4 shelve strips on each side
              which support the shelves
stereocart06: Painted with black epoxy enamel
stereocart07: another pic
stereocart08: with some of the shelves and components mounted
stereocart10: a shot of the power strip mounting
stereocart11: a shot of the cable holes in the shelves
stereocart12: the Cart safely in it's cubby hole in the den

Questions/comments:
JR North
jasonrnorth@bigfoot.com